CATENA ZAPATA - Nicolás Catena Zapata - 2005
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December 2008The flagship wines begin with the purple/black-colored 2005 Nicolas Catena Zapata, a blend of 78%...
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The flagship wines begin with the purple/black-colored 2005 Nicolas Catena Zapata, a blend of 78%...
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Argentino is a Malbec made from two vineyards: Adrianna in Tupungato and Nicasia in Vista...
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Intense aromas of blackberry and violet turn to Spanish cedar and tar. Full and chewy, with lots of...
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Rich and showy, with lots of licorice snap, plum sauce, graphite, boysenberry and milk chocolate...
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Honey, rose petal, peony, sweet pea, bacon fat, and cinnamon in the nose of the 2005 Gewurztraminer...
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The single-vineyard 2004 Malbec “Argentino Vineyard” spent 17 months in new French oak....
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Catena Zapata’s flagship is the Nicolas Catena Zapata, a Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec blend. The...
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Subdued nose opens with air to show cured meats, pineapple, mirabelle and brown spices. Sweet,...
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Firm, dry and powerful, this white evokes a combination of peach, white pepper and grapefruit. It...
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A soft and ripe red with plum and cherry character and just a hint of meat. Full-bodied, with...
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Ambitious, with lots of muscular, very toasty fig, blueberry, black currant and boysenberry flavors...
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Riffing off the same playbook as the excellent 2020 Pinot Noir, this 2021 Pinot Noir is fine,...
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Component #1, mostly from 12-year-old vines in Chavaroche: Medium ruby. Musky aromas of black...
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The nose of the 2015 Champagne Millésime Brut is confected and sunny, although it keeps a fresh...
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I know the reds get all of the attention here, but the whites are absolutely at the same level, and...
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The 2024 Semillón comes from Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo and was aged 15 months in French oak, 35%...
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This vision of pinot gris perfection creeps up to you on tip toe. Wonderful quince fruit and...
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Fabulous nose of red fruits, summer flowers and licorice. The very complex interplay of huge fine...
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Montmains sits on the Serein River's left bank, on chalky soils. Its mineral rich terroir...
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Elegant, fresh and inviting at the onset, with violet, hibiscus and blood orange notes that join a...
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Cerretta is one of my favorite sites in Serralunga d'Alba because it consists of vines wrapped...
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Scheduled to be bottled relatively soon, the 2021 Grenache Distenta III (79% Grenache, 8% Syrah, 7%...
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A well-made red with subtle spices and coffee to the blackberries and black cherries. Fresh and...
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Vivid and energetic, featuring a mix of raspberry, plum, fig and blueberry fruit that gives this a...
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